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2. Timeline of African American children's literature - Wikipedia

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   Mary White Ovington, a white co-founder of the NAACP, publishes Hazel [3], a novel about a middle-class Black child. 1919. Children's Book Week is established in the United States. [4] Louise Seaman Bechtel is hired by Macmillan as the first children's book editor in the first US department devoted solely to publishing children's books. 1920

3. The Undefeated (picture book) - Wikipedia

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   The poem describes the toughness black Americans faced during times such as slavery, and segregation in America. Nelson's illustrations also provide a visual for the meaning of the poem. The book was well received and won the 2020 Caldecott Medal and a Newbery Honor. [1] Kadir Nelson's artwork also earned it a Coretta Scott King Award. [2]

4. Chains (novel) - Wikipedia

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   National Book Award finalist in 2008 [6] Winner of the IRA Teacher's Choices booklist in 2009 [7] Winner of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction in 2009 [6] Winner of the Top 10 Black History Books for Youth in 2009 [8] Winner of the Notable Children's Book Award by the Association of Library Service to Children in 2009 [9] [10]

5. The Free Black Women's Library - Wikipedia

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   The library was founded by Ola Ronke Akinmowo in 2015. Initially, Akinmowo used social media to ask people to send her any books written by Black women. [1] After some weeks, Akinmowo received about 100 books for her project. The library's holdings grew to about 450 books in 2016, [2] and to about 1000 books in 2018. [3]

6. Patricia McKissack - Wikipedia

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   Patricia C. McKissack (née Carwell; August 9, 1944 – April 7, 2017) was a prolific African American children's writer. [1] She was the author of over 100 books, including Dear America books A Picture of Freedom: The Diary of Clotee, a Slave Girl; Color Me Dark: The Diary of Nellie Lee Love, The Great Migration North; and Look to the Hills: The Diary of Lozette Moreau, a French Slave Girl.

7. Tonya Bolden - Wikipedia

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   Tonya K. Bolden (born March 1, 1959) is an American writer best known for her works of children's literature, especially children's nonfiction. Bolden has authored, co-authored, collaborated on, or edited more than forty books.